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[Droid X General] cbaty08:
So, i just turned this app on for a second and then ring off, unsure if charges my apply...

I thought it would prpmt me for additional fees but it never did. So the question is, does it cost?
[Droid X General] cbaty08:
Charges* may apply...
[Droid X General] cbaty08:
Anyone know if they charge using the app???
[Droid X General] phoenx06:
Yes, its $20 a month
[Droid X General] cbaty08:
Thats what I recalled... shouldn't it promot you for charges though??

Cuz if I were a complete noob I would have used it and been caught off guard a bit...

Now, does the bluetooth or USB tether charge????
[Droid X General] phoenx06:
You can bluetooth tether right now with Windows for free. You can also buy and download PDAnet or Easy Tether for USB tethering.
[Droid X General] deezig:
I spoke to Verizon today about this very same topic. Once you activate the Hotspot and THEN connect a device you will be charged, WITHOUT WARNING. This is unfair. If you've had an unlimited data plan BEFORE the X purchase you shouldn't be charged $20 for hotspot.

The rep gave me the corporate office address to write with my complaint:

PO BOX 4003, ACWORTH, GA 30101.
[Droid X General] onelifexv:
If the tethering interface is at all like the tethering interface Verizon uses for 2.2/Droid USB tethering, when I connect a device via USB tether and attempt to go to a website, it directs me to a Verizon page which clearly asks if you want to add the tethering service for $20. This was using FroYo 2.2 with my standard Droid, but I would guess they'd use a similar if not exactly identical handling scheme for the Droid X.
[Droid X General] Big Dawg 23:
I will assume you are rooted in order to have Froyo.

As for prompt, I am surprised it doesn't. I am thinking of doing for use with my iTouch but not sure. I like the Droid X. I really like it over my Droid.
[Droid X General] onelifexv:
Yes, I am rooted with the Droid.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plopingo:
I have a question, i need to edit my hosts file

I have find 2 hosts files, the first in /etc and the other one in /system/etc

What the difference ?

When i tried to edit with root explorer the file disappear in the folder after saving !

When i reboot the device the file is back again but not modified
[HD2 General] refuge27:
I think android is coming to a point on hd2 that we should have a thread

for just android builds for hd2 anyone want to see this change?
[HD2 General] watcher64:
It has already been stated when a working ROM, not an application, is produced then it will get it's own section ...
[HD2 General] zarathustrax:
I think we'll get an android section long before theres a flashable rom... it could be years before theres a rom. I think only one other winmo device has an android rom that can be flashed. Personally, I don't see the point in flashing android... I think the great part about these android ports is the fact that you can run WinMo and android on the same device. I don't think flashing even improves performance all that much. If I wanted an android device, I would just buy one. I like running multiple os's on the same device.

The current android port isn't really just an app running on winmo... yes, you run haret, but that shuts down the windows kernel and starts up the linux kernel. Having android flashed on nand will not improve speed or performance very much except the fact that info can be moved to ram from nand a little quicker than it takes for info to be moved from memory card to ram, but that will not make a very noticeable difference. They will also have to get all the components to initialize without winmo before they can make a flashable rom.... that will take time. Like I said, even after years of developers porting android to winmo devices, only 1 or 2 devices have flashable roms out of more than a dozen devices... and none of them really get a performance boost from running it from nand, so I don't see the point.

We will need an android development section before we have a android rom. We're at the point where we should probably get a new section soon, especially once we start getting more devs making android or other linux builds.
[Vibrant General] brie987:
I made a huge mistake as I was scouting for a new phone, coming from my rooted G1 I was just so happy to be getting a new phone and I really had my eye on the Vibrant although I would have preferred a qwerty phone. For some strange reason I had it in my mind that the Vibrant had a flash and I did not find out otherwise until I had already ordered the phone just before the 15th so the phone had already shipped when I discovered the horrible reality that the Vibrant had no camera flash.

Has anyone found a that allows the camera to take decent photos in say a restaurant with only candles burning on the table or a night club? I really want a work around because I have been getting pretty attached the little guy and this is making me very sad.

Curses to the Tmo boob that said "its only a phone, it doesn't need a flash!"

Any ideas would be fantastic. Sorry such a long story.

PS already thought of the 3G slide but want to try with the Vibrant first :)
[Vibrant General] israel941:
idea = chill.

try the camera when you get it. you've got 14 days, and if you don't like it return it and wait for that hspa+ htc monster coming this fall.
[Vibrant General] nickdog670:
Night Mode setting on the camera?
[Vibrant General] BigWorldJust:
Click Night Mode, and you are good. Stop complaining about Flash, LED Flash barely makes a difference.
[Vibrant General] brie987:
I have tried the night mode and its horrible, everything is grainy and red.

Yes that is an idea but having to go back to my G1 after a taste of this...... sads
[Vibrant General] gTen:
Xenon Flash attachment?
[Vibrant General] BigWorldJust:
Wait have you received the phone yet? Night mode on the phone is far from horrible.
[Vibrant General] brie987:
Are you teasing me! If this is possible I actually would consider it.
[Vibrant General] brie987:
Then I think Im doing something wrong.
[Vibrant General] BigWorldJust:
Yeah you definitely are. Pictures in night mode are excellent quality from what I've demoed the phone to be.
[Vibrant General] gTen:
here are ppl post about how good night mode is with samples:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=710405

That said with a few minor mods to the back would make it possible to make a flash if it is that necessary..I mean its not a complicated mechanic... >.>
[Vibrant General] christpuncher:
Night mode is decent.
[Vibrant General] brie987:
OMG thank you, I was so convinced. I checked my mode and picked night then back but I did not hit the night mode again to confirm my choice so by not confirming it it would revert to regular mode hence the horrible dark/red picture. Now my problem is its really blurry so I think i have to play with it more but yes the pic is actually pretty bright, still would prefer a flash but this is good. Thanks all !!!
[Vibrant General] degeneration:
So I guess this means you haven't tried, let alone simply seen the night mode pictures this thing takes? They are a bit dark, but defined with good contrast... I turn my grow lights off and use night mode to take pictures of my indoor plants and they look great...

EDIT: Sorry, I'm lame and replied before noticing there was a second page... reading is power...
[Vibrant General] BigWorldJust:
No problem. And yeah with night mode you have to have a pretty steady hand.
[Vibrant General] brie987:
No you are right though I never seen any photos that were taken with the night mode and I was not in night mode it kept going back to regular mode so the crappy pics that came out was all I know but hearing from all of you really showed I was just not getting it right but now I got it and you all are right the pictures come out fantastic, funny because when you are actually taking the picture the screen is soooo dark but when the picture is done and you view it its like the sun is out, wow!!! Thanks all of you, THIS IS A KEEPER !!!
[Vibrant General] degeneration:
Yeah, my first attempt to use a different mode had me confused... I figured the confirm button wasn't what it was... at least that's what I assume it is now...

I must say I still wouldn't mind having a flash... but I doubt I will use it as I think LED flashes tend to white wash everything and I either find a way to light it more naturally or use a night mode even on my dedicated camera... I agree though, they did a good job on the camera...
[Vibrant General] speedysilwady:
in addition to nightmode you could use picsay pro to remove the graniness and adjust each pic, very nice app
[Vibrant General] brie987:
Im not familiar with picsay, ill look into it thanks. Is there a one button solution in picsay? Yes I am that lazy :)
[Vibrant General] scmurphy13:
Then don't buy the phone.
[Vibrant General] offensive:
As with any 'night mode' all it does is change the aperture settings, keeping the shutter open longer to allow in more light. That means the more your hand moves, the blurrier it will be.
[Vibrant General] dattaway:
Bluetooth xenon flash remote.

(I can wish)
[HD2 General] Datfoooo:
Hello Gents and Gals. I am trying to fix my friends HD2, I flashed his ROM with Energy couple of months ago and all was working fine. He gave the phone back to me saying that it is locked.

I tried unlocking the phone but it seems that the screen is unresponsive, so I flashed it again by going into the boot loader screen "Volume Up + Power Button". The phone stated that it is starting for the first time but the screen was still unresponsive. Any ideas on how to fix this issue? Or do I need to tell him to send the phone back to HTC for repairs?
[HD2 General] watcher64:
Sounds like the touch screen died ....

Time for a repair ..

Also this really should have been posted in general , as it is not a ROM release , just an FYI
[HD2 General] Datfoooo:
Aww okay. I'll let him know. Thanks.

I'll post like this in General next time. Tks.
[HD2 General] mperezra:
HI, I have now the same problem after ROM Flashed, did you solve the problem by yourself, or really the touch screen died.

Rgds
[HD2 General] ZEMONTI:
Same thing with me. I ordered new digitizer+LCD and changed them, but the screen is still unresponsive. Other ROM didn't help.

Some advices?
[HD2 General] d4redevil:
i seen this happen with several phones, reflash to stock and send to HTC they will repair it for free.
[HD2 General] alexandruvlad:
I have same problem,yet my phone was bought 18 months ago...worked perfectly until now.

Can a touch screen get defective after normal usage ?
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
Yes it can, if your touch functionality of your HD2 has stopped working then your digitizer has probably went out.
[HD2 General] alexandruvlad:
Yeah,that's what i thought too - but i read some situations where replaced LCD + Digitizers didn't solve this problem.....:confused:
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
This is usually due to the replacement components not being properly installed. Also when one is working with the internals they have to be very careful as some of the internals are very easy to break without you even knowing you did. So the cases you spec of are more than likely not because it was not the Digitizer or LCD was not the problem, but human error.
[HD2 General] dgr1983:
i fixed mine and it didnt cost me

the unresponsive screen maybe the digitizer buts its more likey the end call button, believe it or not dirt can get behind the contact or because the back button is next to we use the far edge of the end call button thus leading to bending the contact, when any of this happens your screen will be unresponsive

you can either take it to a shop and pay for a new screen and digitizer or take it apart and clean the contacts

go to ifixit for step by step guides

hope that helps
[HD2 General] bib*oops:
Intrigued

I have no idea what are you talking about, that doesn't make sense, as far as I know is no direct relation between END button and (non-working/responding) touchscreen: you may even disconnect/replace bottom buttons ribbon/flex from motherboard and touchscreen will work if OK(or not, if defective).

Is there anybody who can confirm this(or not)?
[HD2 General] zergalot:
3 weeks ago I had a LCD/digitizer replaced (cracked screen, but was still working) all was great till 2 days ago. Screen stopped working - took it back to the place I had replace the screen and they tried 3 brand new screens and still no go. Ended up being my main board - luckily I had a spare HD2 and they pulled that board and all is well again.

Believe it or not your LCD/digitizer might be fine - find someone or a way to test main board would be where I would start after the last 3 days.

Good luck

PS - I did NOT try the end button idea prior to the repair.

Zergalot
[HD2 General] bib*oops:
If still in your possession, I would be interested to buy the motherboard you just replaced!

PM me if interested!
[HD2 General] martinmartiini:
htc hd2 screen died

I also have a 2009 htc hd2 on which screen does not work.

I'd like to know if it's

- a common problem

- is it possible that it's a software (flashing) issue

- can it be replaced and for how much
[HD2 General] Crippius:
From my own experience :

1. It's a common issue, there are hundreds of reports in this forum and I read them all because I had the same problem some months ago :D

2. Probably not. It's generally hardware-related and often the digitizer (touch responsive screen) . Brief explanation : There's a flaw in the design of the HD2, the thin cable wiring the digitizer to the motherboard, is just below the power button. After some extensive use of your powerbutton, it might happen that the power button touches the cable and cause some kind of shortcut in it which makes the digitizer unresponsive to the motherboard.

3. I replaced mine here : http://www.htcphonerepairs.co.uk/ . Fast repair, secure shipping to Belgium, good price and excellent customer support. (Sounds like advertizing but I swear to be only a happy customer :p )

There are also multiple videos on youtube explaining how replacing the digitizer yourself if you dare !

Also, I read answers saying that you can somewhat "play" with your buttons (especially the power one) to turnaround the problem. That's correct, BUT it's absolutely inevitable that the problem with come back again if you use the buttons, and you'll have to force more and more to unblock again and repeat again and a again... and that will damage your button bar.

I did this during almost 2 months and that put down all my buttons and now they are really close to the chassis which is very annoying. If only I knew it before I would have replaced the digitizer directly !

For 6 months with my new digitizer + using ICS with soft buttons, I have no problem at all !
[HD2 General] Sneakyghost:
Just because this dude has "no idea" it doesn't mean he knows it better.

It IS the END button that gets pressed too often and at some point it begins to mess with the digitizer connection. It can be dirt. It can just be the cable came lose and needs tightening, it can be wear-out.

whatever it is, it is caused by the end-key being too close to the connector cable.

If you guys only searched for this on the HD2 Forums before posting this Thread hat not been necessary. It is the most well known design flaw of the HD2 and as such well documented and commented here.
[HD2 General] sakkyoku:
This is truth. Save yourself some time and frustration and repair it or get it repaired. It's a great phone.
[HD2 General] bib*oops:
You didn't get it right or at all:

END key may determine touchscreen failure along the time(being the CAUSE! of this), but the EFFECT is an

unusable touchscreen

, which cannot be repaired in any other way than replacing it(the touchscreen!!, I mean).

Any other attempt to repair, clean, bend, press, cut or whatever WILL NOT FIX an already faulty touchscreen (even caused by END button excessive or not usage) and who thinks otherwise, no problem with me: SWEET DREAMS!
[HD2 General] Sneakyghost:
You sound like my comment hurt you. Sorry if it did. I'm not one hundred percent sure that this issue can be fixed without replacing the screen, yet fairly certain. I've now disassembled two HD2 and couldn't quite find the precise spot where the damage occurred, yet after properly assembling the devices again, one came back alive, the other not. The one which has the screen and buttons not working right is the one that got thrown at me by a kind person. It most likely has physical damage somewhere, although I couldn't locate it. The other one didn't get damage and has screen and buttons work well after complete disassembly and assembly.

Both devices also have different screen types.

I now gave up both devices and am withdrawing myself from the HD2 world. Too many issues with the devices getting old.

sent from the tip of my finger
[HD2 General] bgarcia1223:
in my case...

I recently got my HD2 back from a friend after she switched carriers and I noticed that it started to be unresponsive to my touches. This only happens however when I long press the power/end button to try to shut down or restart. My solution is a simple one, try to avoid using the power button. FYI, It had WP7 for a very long time before going back to android so dont know if this had anything to do with this problem manifesting itself. I believe WP7 on HD2 requires you to use Power/End button to wake and power off device (at least with the ROM it had it did). So my solution was to install a ROM that you could do everything through the screen, I chose an MIUI ROM since everything can be accessed from the pulldown menu. I have yet to have this issue come up and I never use the power button. Also, with MIUI you have to long press home key to bring up app killer and flashlight in lockscreen, and it has never been unresponsive when long pressing the home key, or back key since that is a way of killing apps as well. Just my observations and my solution for now, good luck and long live HD2. :)
[HD2 General] Dukas98:
Hey guys, I have same prob. Just when i hold power off button stronger, screen reacts. But just for few seconds. If I change digitizer (I dont know how to spell it right) will it responds?

Sorry for naf English
[HD2 General] Mr.Richie:
Different solutions

Hi everyone,

I have three HD2 on my desk.

First is mine, nearly four years old phone, used every day, survived bike crashes, bit of water and etc.

- never has any display issue (thx god)

Second is my father's, only two years of using, then display stopped respond. Now I tried install some stock ROMs and it lives and respons!

Third is my friend's HD2 and I tried do every software change that i know but nothing works. Than I read in this thread about pressing and holding hw buttons which cause that display responds, I keep presing for a while and display lives again....

Am I lucky bastard??? :D
[HD2 General] Sneakyghost:
Only lucky for a short time.

It will stop responding again soon and at some point pressing the button board doesn't help anymore- then it's totally f*****.

Sorry to say.

Changing the digitizer fixes it.

Trying that yourself needs a lot of skill and spare parts. I broke both my hd2, trying to swap parts. This is tricky. I think I'm sorry if skilled with these things but that was a task too big. I'd recommend to have it fixed by a decent shop.

Gesendet von meinem HTC One S mit Tapatalk 2
[HD2 General] Dukas98:
Guys can you tell me, if I change digitilizer will my phone responds into touches? By the way, if Im holding power off button stronger sometimes it works.

Sorry for bad English
[HD2 General] Fitchman:
Phone came out in 2010. So two years old, you mean? ;)

Man, I'm so disappointed my screen stopped responding. Tried these techniques but it keeps coming back.
[HD2 General] Dukas98:
Can you help me pleaseee! :]]
[HD2 General] Sneakyghost:
just don't do it. It's really hard. And when you put the phone back together, half the stuff doesn't work anymore because you never get all the connections good anymore.

But to answer your question: if you change the full display module with digitizer, it should work again. At least that's what I read from other people who sent it to repair.

I didn't. I gave up the phone. Just been a mess at the end.
[HD2 General] Dukas98:
I will not change the digitizer by my self, i will took it to repairman he will change it for me, but still JUST digitizer changing will not help??
[HD2 General] Dukas98:
I will not change the digitizer by my self, i will took it to repairman he will change it for me, but still JUST digitizer changing will not help??

Please help guys

Sent from brick. Sorry for bad English.
[HD2 General] Mister B:
I would check the replacement digitizer is good working unit as they are all chinese parts of varying quality.

also check the flex ribbon to lcd is connect/soldered correctly & the lcd flex ribbon to mainboard is connected correctly & no damage can be seen on mainboard ribbon connector as they are very fragile & people who pull flex ribbon out without lifting the little plastic lock clamp bar tend to run into problems.

Can also look at button board as had one of these bad that gave same symptom as the more common digitizer failure (button board is cheap & easy to change so is an option if no conclusion can be drawn).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drew5150:
ok I am about to root and earlier I found a good radio flash guide. I know where to find all the radio versions but I can no longer find this guide for the life of me. can someone point me in the right direction?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafroehlich2:
I don't know if I can post links yet, but I know of a guide from Geek For Me. In their FAQ they have a simple guide specifically for the Evo. Sorry I couldn't give you the exact link.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MCL1981:
Edit, nevermind, thought I was in another thread. Sorry. See the post below and remember you have to reboot after each radio flash. If you're doing radio and wimax, you must reboot after each and not try to do them both at once.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elegantai:
its super easy, all you have to do is put the zip on your sd card and reboot into recovery. Once in recovery, choose the flash from sd card (or similar option depending on your recovery) and confirm! Thats it, no wiping or anything else is necessary for radio updates
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drew5150:
yeah i read that geek thing and it looks really easy. i thought i found a thread earlier with a step by step procedure do it without out bricking your phone.

i may have been thinking about something else and got a little worried. damn just reading to much stuff on this today.. lol

thanks guys
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafroehlich2:
No problem. I've done the same thing before. Reading all the threads on this site can overwhelm your brain with new information that's easy to forget bits. Glad to help.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GPiet:
I lost my 4g using unrevoked, and got a replacement phone so i am overly cautious right now. This phone has zero OTA's done on it

Now everything was done via toast 1+2 and I can do all nandroid backup etc...

I have baseband 1.39.00.05.31 and wimax 24722(verified by adb shell wimax mtd) running root safe stock rom 1.32.651.1

Currently I am not positive that running the radio and wimax updates will work with my baseband as it appears that 1.47 is required to do any updates from my readings on here. (warnings not to install unless 1.47 is in)

I have tried to sift through the Dev section of the forum but I am on info overload I suppose.

I have the 2.05.00.06.10 radio file, and both wimax files 25043R04 and 25641 R1 ready to install but I seek some verification that I can put these in without breaking 4g, losing functionality. I was also seeking an order of install so I don't mess up a working phone with only a sub par battery life (and I dont see wireless n active).

I would like to go over and give damage control or Fresh a whirl but I need the latest radios and wimax to make it work, but I am very paranoid to lose another phone.

Anyone have a link, or can direct me to where I need to RTFM for clarification?

Thanks folks!